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Friday, 12 February 2016

Waking Dream Discussion: Post #3

The waking dream
is more than a projection.

In my last post I was pondering the source of waking dreams—those
unsettling incidents from our waking lives that, like nighttime dreams, carry
messages. Are waking dreams projections of our own moods and attitudes? Certainly
projection is part of the waking dream phenomenon, but not all of it. I offered
three examples of bizarre experiences—an encounter with an eagle, an incident
with a wheelchair, and a plane crash—that could not possibly have been
attributed to a projection of mood or attitude. When analyzed like a dream, each
of these experiences offered the witness(es) a specific message relevant to a
concern they had at the time.

Waking dreams are
not coincidences.

In previous posts I have given examples of how waking dreams communicate
important messages. My own work with dreams long ago convinced me that these
experiences are not coincidental; they are consistent in their character, and they
are deliberate.

What is the source
of waking dreams?

Where do they come from? While I don’t have a complete
answer to that question, I have compiled enough empirical evidence over the
years to suggest a theory—and not a new one.

Eastern
philosophies

It has long been an adage, especially among proponents of
Eastern philosophical teachings, that we are the creators of our own
existences. Statements like “You engineer your own universe” and “What you see
in the world around you is a reflection of yourself” are central to those
belief systems.

I used to wonder at those kinds of statements. They sounded so
lofty. But whenever I tried to relate them to my own, rather pragmatic life, I
had difficulty seeing how the philosophy fit in. That is, until I started
working with dreams. Dreams—especially waking dreams—offer the most concrete,
tangible evidence of this phenomenon that I have ever encountered. And now I
agree: Life, as we perceive it around us during our waking hours, is nothing
more than a metaphoric reflection of who we are at any given moment.

A cooperative
relationship with the universe

I don’t know how it works, but somehow life—with our own
cooperation—conspires to mirror us in the events of our waking lives. At any
given moment, if we stop and look at what we are perceiving in the world around
us, it can be seen both as an objective set of events and perceptions, and
as a metaphoric analysis of our current state of mind. The phenomenon is mind-boggling
and fantastic!

We’re not alone

Most of all, it implies that we are part of a network of a super-intelligence—call
it God, the Universe, the Source, whatever you like—that is in constant
communication with us. This source is always providing us with an overview of our own
lives and situations. It is giving us invaluable and uninterrupted feedback.
And it never stops being cognizant of our own circumstances. It’s simply amazing!

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